Ɵ Dogon stool fragment, Mali Period: 1700-1740... - Lot 11 - Giquello

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Ɵ Dogon stool fragment, Mali Period: 1700-1740... - Lot 11 - Giquello
Ɵ Dogon stool fragment, Mali Period: 1700-1740 (GNS Science Laboratory, New Zealand, October 22, 2015, ref. NZA 60078) Hardwood with brown patina H. 38.5 cm Dogon stool fragment, Mali H. 15 in Provenance: - Charles Ratton, Paris - Bonhams London, June 17, 1991, reproduced under lot 23 - Collection Hubert Goldet, Paris - Sale Hubert Goldet, Etude François de Ricqlès, Maison de la Chimie, June 30 - July 1, 2001, lot 87 - Private collection, New York Exhibition/Publication: - Lorenz Homberger, Die Kunst der Dogon, Zurich, Museum Rietberg, 7 May - 3 September 1995, p. 106, no. 77 Fragment of a seat of rare sculptural quality, uniting two mythological caryatid figures between earth and sky, originally treated as two discs. The broken lines around the edge evoke the waves of water, a precious resource in the arid region of Dogon Country. The effigies, with their loose curves, rest on tapered, bent legs, the busts with their bouncing bellies pointing significantly forward. The faces, also stretched, are crossed by an arrowhead nose, a high mitre-shaped headdress amplifying this impression of elongation. The eyes and nose evoke the Bombou-Toro style. The arms, raised high as a probable sign of a call for rain, merge with the full volume of their hermaphroditic breasts. The patina is still rich with the many attentions that have been lavished on this work dating from at least the mid-eighteenth century. Under the base, one can see the label of the Hubert Goldet collection. This type of work was the prerogative of the Hogon, the religious and political leader of the community, in direct contact with the creator god Amma. It materializes the spiritual authority of the supreme leader of the Dogon community.
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